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Downey’s Iron Man shows team spirit in ‘Avengers’
— “While it’s an all-star cast, Downey’s the mega-star. But unlike the diva moments among Stark and some of the other alpha dogs of the Avengers, there was no big-footing among the performers, according to the actors and director Joss Whedon.”
— “’It was like a complicated pregnancy,’ Downey said. ‘What was fun, this bit of WWE superhero tag-team wrestling, is where Hemsworth’s all beat up and he’s been shooting nights, and my character’s got the helmet closed, so I’m not there. Then he’s flying home to be with the missus, and I’m coming in to do a bunch of scenes with Ruffalo. I think everybody really bought into the spirit of the thing.’”
— On Iron Man 3: “He won’t disclose details, but Downey said the next installment is a ‘sort of storytelling that’s really in Shane’s wheelhouse, which is it doesn’t need to be quite as linear, and Tony definitely is brought out of his comfort zone. So there’s a lot of travel in this.’”
— “A third “Sherlock Holmes” movie also is in the works, with Downey’s great detective expected to travel to North America this time.”
— After Iron Man 3: “It’s uncertain whether Downey will be back as Stark after “Iron Man 3,” either in another solo film or a second “Avengers” tale. With his fourth Marvel flick getting under way, though, Downey said he feels he has a vested interest in the superhero business.
‘It’s dumb not to be open to possibilities, you know?’ Downey said. ‘I kind of almost feel like a shareholder in the company, even sometimes more than an actor in the movies.’”
Robert Downey Jr. and a picture of his cats, Monty and Dart, as kittens on The Ellen Degeneres Show (5/4/2012).
(Source: iwantcupcakes)
“At a certain point you have to think: how much more of your life do you want to enjoy? And how much are you sacrificing by how much harder you have to work? And how much more you have to hustle to make that extra dough that, at the end of the day, isn’t going to buy you any more happiness? Not that it can to begin with. So I tend to look at things as like: am I going to be stronger, wiser, and gladder at the end?”
Robert Downey Jr. (2006).EW: Exclusive new interview with the cast of The Avengers
ROBERT DOWNEY JR.’S IRON MAN
Remember, The Avengers is a team movie — and there’s no “I” in team.
There is, however, an “I” in Iron Man, and since we probably wouldn’t have this movie if it weren’t for the charisma that Robert Downey Jr. brought to the original 2008 movie, it’s fitting that Downey lands at center stage in the new poster.
Here we zoom in for a close-up, but the full poster shows off Tony Stark’s new look, which Marvel Studios chief Kevin Feige confirms will be “a gadget-laden” Mark 7 suit.
“I’m still trying to, without moving backwards, remember the character that [Iron Man and Iron Man 2 director] Jon Favreau and I created, and be true to that,” Downey tells EW.
It’s also important to be true to the original Marvel Comics history, but Downey acknowledges that they’ve had to streamline their vision over the years as the possibility of this movie loomed.
“Avengers has always been this kind of hovering [thing]. Is it really possible? I just think that it was an incredibly ambitious notion, and looking back at Marvel and their fledgling years, they always had a vision of this … although not entirely accurately.”
Downey laughs: “In one teaser I say, ‘I’m putting a team together,’ and in the other one I’m like, ‘What do you mean I can’t join the team?’ But aside from that, it kind of really tracks through.”
(Source: Entertainment Weekly)
Robert Downey Jr. - On his young fans
“I really, really, really get off on the fact that I have young fans. And um, because I really didn’t when I was of the appropriate age. And now that I’m a little bit gray at the temples, it’s really fun to have the youngsters enjoy what I do.”
Robert Downey Jr. Talks PINOCCHIO and Says IRON MAN 3 Could Be “The Best of the Three”
Given Robert Downey Jr.‘s status as one of our biggest movie stars, I was surprised to see he only has two film officially slated over the next couple years, The Avengers and Iron Man 3. I don’t know how long that will stick, though, since he’s been connected to a dozen or so projects. A flashy possibility surfaced last week: a new version of Pinocchio directed by Tim Burton, starring Downey as Gepetto.
At the Brazilian premiere of Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows, Downey confirmed his interest in the project to our partners at Omelete:“I want to talk to him about it, yeah! C’mon, it’s Tim Burton.”
In the interview, Downey also talked about his excitement about re-teaming with Kiss Kiss Bang Bang director Shane Black on Iron Man 3, suggesting it has the potential to be “one of the better superhero movies that’s ever been made.” Hit the jump for the quote and the clip. Here’s that Iron Man quote:
“I think that we have an opportunity with the third Iron Man to make the best of the three, and maybe one of the better superhero movies that’s ever been made. But I think we have to remember what made the first one good. It was very character-driven. It was very odd. It was kind of outrageous. And so I think we have to have the courage to trust that the audience is really kind of cool, and smart.”
With The Avengers in the can and the impending Iron Man 3 shoot, Downey is in a very Tony Stark state of mind right now, so it’s good to hear his enthusiasm about the character. I hope he finds time for another, non-superhero role soon though. Maybe something smaller. Maybe something that doesn’t involve Tim Burton. Iron Man 3 is scheduled for release on May 3, 2013.(Source: Collider; watch interview here)
| Q: | I want to find out from you, what is a movie that you have seen this year that has left an impact on you? Or was one of your favorites and why? |
| RDJ: | I personally liked My Week With Marilyn. I was really impressed with Michelle [Williams] and I just thought it worked. |
Robert Downey Jr. chats with Robin Roberts on Good Morning America (12/15/2011).
Robert Downey Jr. and his face on Good Morning America, December 15th 2011.
WATCH: Good Morning America interview
(Source: iwantcupcakes)
STORY: The first time I sat down with Robert Downey Jr. …
to talk about all things “Sherlock Holmes,” we were on the set of the first film in London, and I was still working for Ain’t It Cool. As a result, much was made of the idea that Moriarty was going to be visiting that day, and it turned out to be one of the strangest days on a set I’ve ever had.
Strange, but good. What struck me right away was that Downey has that ability to focus his full attention on someone in a conversation in a way that cuts out the rest of the world, making you feel like there’s nothing more urgent than whatever the two of you are discussing.
I took him a gift that day, a copy of a fascinating piece of literary criticism by Pierre Bayard called “Sherlock Holmes Was Wrong: Reopening The Case of The Hound Of the Baskervilles.” I figured it was completely appropriate, and he responded to the gesture by giving me more and more time over the course of the afternoon. It ended up being published as two different articles over at Ain’t It Cool, and that was the end of my use of the name I published under for a full decade-plus.
Or so I thought. After all, I couldn’t very well just ignore it when they finally made a sequel to the Downey film, and this time they decided to use Professor James G. Moriarty as the bad guy. Of course I’m interested. Of course I want to see what they’re up to and how they’ll use him, and of course when the press day rolls around, I want to sit down with Downey to talk to him about facing the greatest villain of his career as a detective.
Just before we started rolling, I also took the time to thank Downey for a kindness he did for my oldest son, Toshi, a few years ago. He didn’t realize Toshi was my son, and I wasn’t present when it happened, but it was backstage at Comic-Con, where my wife was sitting with Toshi when the “Iron Man 2” panel ended in Hall H. As Downey was coming off the stage, Toshi was sitting in a chair near him and yelled, “Hey, Tony!”
Downey walked over to this random cheeky four-year-old and sat down, intruding himself in character. He talked to Toshi about how it was to operate the armor, work with Captain America, and fight bad guys. For four or five minutes, Downey stayed in character until finally he explained that there was an urgent matter that needed his attention, and he excused himself. To this day, Toshi is absolutely sure that he met Tony Stark, and that he got to discuss being Iron Man with him. I told Downey how much that simple act met to the imaginary life of this little boy, and I thanked him.
(Source: HitFix; interview video at the source)
